Fiscal Audit RFP With EH Signature 04-09-07

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DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Jeanne B. Mullgrav Michael R. Bloomberg Commissioner Mayor FISCAL AUDIT SERVICES REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS PIN 26007FASRFP RFP RELEASE DATE: April 12, 2007 DEADLINE FOR PROPOSALS: May 15, 2007 at 2:00 PM RETURN TO: Office of Contract Procurement Department of Youth and Community Development nd156 William Street, 2 Floor New York, New York 10038 ATTENTION: Ava B. Walker, Deputy Agency Chief Contracting Officer PRE-PROPOSAL CONFERENCE: April 24, 2007 PRE-PROPOSAL CONFERENCE 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM LOCATION: Department of Youth and Community Development nd156 William St., 2 Floor Auditorium New York, NY 10038 This Request for Proposals (RFP) must be obtained directly from the Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD) in person or by downloading it from DYCD’s Web site, www.nyc.gov/dycd. If you obtained a copy of this RFP from any other source, you are not registered as a potential proposer and will not receive addenda DYCD may issue after release of this RFP, which may affect the requirements and/or terms of the RFP. THE CITY OF NEW YORK DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FISCAL AUDIT SERVICES REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) PIN: 26007FASRFP TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE # SECTION I TIMETABLE 4 SECTION II SUMMARY OF THE REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS 5 ...

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DEPARTMENT OF     YOUTH AND   COMMUNITY   DEVELOPMENT          e J B. Mullgrav Michael R. Bloomberg            ean   n Commissioner  Mayor       FISCAL AUDIT SERVICES   REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS PIN 26007FASRFP       RFP RELEASE DATE: April 12, 2007   DEADLINE FOR PROPOSALS: May 15, 2007 at 2:00 PM   RETURN TO: Office of Contract Procurement Department of Youth and Community Development 156 William Street, 2 nd Floor New York, New York 10038   ATTENTION:      Ava B. Walker, Deputy   Agency Chief Contracting Officer     PRE-PROPOSAL CONFERENCE:   April 24, 2007   PRE-PROPOSAL CONFERENCE 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM LOCATION: Department of Youth and Community Development 156 William St., 2 nd Floor Auditorium  New York, NY 10038                This Request for Proposals (RFP) must be obtained directly from the Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD) in person or by downloading it from DYCD’s Web site, www.nyc.gov/dycd. If you obtained a copy of this RFP from any other source, you are not registered as a potential proposer and will not receive addenda DYCD may issue after release of this RFP, which may affect the requirements and/or terms of the RFP.

     

THE CITY OF NEW YORK DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT   FISCAL AUDIT SERVICES REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) PIN: 26007FASRFP     TABLE OF CONTENTS  

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    SECTION I TIMETABLE SECTION II SUMMARY OF THE REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS SECTION III   SCOPE OF SERVICES FOR SERVICE OPTION I:  AUDIT OF DYCD’S FISCAL AGENT SECTION IV SCOPE OF SERVICES FOR SERVICE OPTION II:  INDEPENDENT AUDITS OF DYCD CONTRACTS SECTION V FORMAT AND CONTENT OF THE PROPOSAL SECTION VI PROPOSAL EVALUATION AND CONTRACT AWARD  PROCEDURES SECTION VII GENERAL INFORMATION TO PROPOSERS   APPENDICES   APPENDIX A: CONTRACTS UNDER DYCD’S FISCAL AGENT,  FY 2002 – FY 2006 APPENDIX B: ORGANIZATIONS WITH FY 2005 and FY 2006 DYCD  CONTRACTS TO BE AUDITED APPENDIX C: ANTICIPATED ORGANIZATIONS WITH FY 2007 DYCD  CONTRACTS TO BE AUDITED   ATTACHMENT   PROPOSAL FORMAT AND CONTENT FORMS FORM 1 PROPOSAL SUMMARY FORM 2 CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT FORM 3 CERTIFICATION OF CAPACITY FORM 4a PRICE PROPOSAL – SERVICE OPTION I FORM 4b PRICE PROPOSAL – SERVICE OPTIONS IIA and IIB FORM 5 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF ADDENDA     Fiscal Audit Services RFP PIN 26007FASRFP   

 

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AUTHORIZED AGENCY CONTACT PERSONS

              The authorized agency contact persons for all matters concerning this Request for Proposals (RFP) are: Procurement:    Content: RFP Ava B.Walker Joseph A. Kovac Deputy Agency Chief Contracting Officer Director, Contract Agency Audit Unit Dept. of Youth and Community Development Dept. of Youth and Community Development 156 William Street, 2 nd Floor 156 William Street, 3 rd Floor New York, NY 10038 New York, NY 10038 Tel: [phone] Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] Fax: [phone] E-mail:[e-mail] E-mail:[e-mail]      NOTE ON EMAIL INQUIRIES: Proposers should enter “Fiscal Audit Services RFP – PIN 26007FASRFP” in the subject line of the e-mail.   DYCD cannot guarantee a timely response to phoned-in and written questions regarding this RFP that are received less than one week prior to the RFP due date.   Proposers should note that any telephone or written response that may constitute a change to the RFP will not be binding unless DYCD subsequently issues such a change as a written addendum to the RFP.    

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SECTION I - TIM ETABLE     A. Release Date of the Request for Proposals: April 12, 2007     B. Pre-Proposal Conference:   Date: April 24, 2007 Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Location: Department of Youth and Community Development  2 nd Floor Auditorium  156 William St.  New York, NY 10038   Attendance by proposers is optional but recommended by DYCD. Due to limited seating, DYCD requests that each organization send no more than two representatives. Please arrive at least one half hour early to be processed by building security. DYCD will start the Pre-Proposal Conference promptly at 10:00 AM.   C. Proposal Due Date and Time and Location:      Date: May 15, 2007 Time: 2:00 PM Location: Hand-deliver proposals to: Office of Contract Procurement  Attention: Ava B. Walker  Deputy Agency Chief Contracting Officer  156 William Street, 2 nd Floor  New York, NY 10038   DYCD will not accept e-mailed or faxed proposals.   Proposals received at this location after the Proposal Due Date and Time are late and shall not be accepted, except as provided under New York City’s Procurement Policy Board Rules, Section 3-03(f)(5).            D. Anticipated Contract Start Date: July 1, 2007

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SECTION II - SUMMARY OF THE REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

    A. Purpose of the RFP      The New York City Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD) contracts with over 2,000 not-for-profit community based organizations (CBOs) to provide a variety of social services to youth and families in New York City (City). DYCD also engages a firm to act as a fiscal agent (Fiscal Agent) for certain CBOs without sufficient capacity to administer their DYCD contracts. DYCD is seeking qualified Certified Public Accounting (CPA) firms to audit the Fiscal Agent and DYCD contracts with CBOs that have aggregate DYCD funding of $75,000 or more. These audits are intended to assure that DYCD funds are spent for authorized purposes in conformity with contract terms and to assist DYCD in meeting federal, state, and local directives that govern the administration of public funds.   B. Competitions/Service Options      Pursuant to this RFP, there will be two service options. Service Option I has one competition; Service Option II has two competitions.   Service Option I    Audit of the Fiscal Agent   Service Option II     IIA - Independent Audits of DYCD Contracts with CBOs Receiving  $75,000 or More Annually in Aggregate DYCD Funding for Fiscal Years 2005 and 2006    IIB - Independent Audits of DYCD Contracts with CBOs Receiving $75,000 or More Annually in Aggregate DYCD Funding for Fiscal Year 2007   Proposers may propose for one or more of the three competitions; however, a separate and complete proposal must be submitted for each competition proposed. In no case will a proposer be awarded a contract in both Service Option I and Service Option II, however a proposer may be awarded a contract in both competitions IIA and IIB.that a proposer is eligible for award of more than one In the event competition, DYCD reserves the right to determine, based on the proposer’s demonstrated capability and the best interests of the City, for which competition the proposer will be awarded a contract.   C. Anticipated Maximum Award Amounts     The award amounts indicated in this RFP are based on the availability of funds and are subject to change. DYCD reserves the right to award less than the full amount requested by proposers and to modify the allocation of awards among service options in the best interests of the City.       Fiscal Audit Services RFP PIN 26007FASRFP   

 

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Service Option I – Audit of DYCD’s Fiscal Agent   Under Service Option I, DYCD anticipates awarding one contract for a maximum amount of up to $510,000. DYCD has determined an overall cost range based on a per-audit cost of $75,000 to $85,000 for each of the six fiscal years to be audited (FY 2002 - FY 2007). The number and dollar value category of contracts administered by the Fiscal Agent in each of the Fiscal Years 2002 - 2006 are shown in Appendix A. (The final number and dollar value category of contracts for FY 2007 has yet to be assigned.) DYCD considers that viable price proposals for Service Option I should range from $450,000 to $510,000.   Service Option II – Independent Audits of DYCD Contracts     Under Service Option II, DYCD anticipates awarding up to four contracts for an overall maximum amount of $3,346,000. DYCD has determined cost ranges based on the aggregate annual dollar value of DYCD contracts for each CBO to be audited.   DYCD considers that viable price proposals for competition IIA would fall within the audit cost ranges in Table 1, so that the total price proposal should be between $960,500 and $1,921,000.   DYCD considers that viable price proposals for competition IIB would fall within the audit cost ranges in Table 2, so that the total price proposal should be between $712,500 and $1,425,000.   TABLE 1 Option IIA Number of CBOs to Be Audited by Dollar Value Category (Fiscal Years 2005 and 2006 Funding)       Dollar Value Category of Number of CBOs to Audit Cost Range DYCD Contracts per Be Audited 1  per CBO CBO     Over $750,000 39 $4,000 to $8,000       $400,000 to $750,000 57 $3,000 to $6,000       $250,000 to $399,999 51 $2,500 to $5,000        $75,000 to $249,999 253 $2,000 to $4,000  

                                                        1   See Appendix B for a listing of organizations with DYCD FY 2005 and FY2006 contracts to be audited. Fiscal Audit Services RFP PIN 26007FASRFP   

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TABLE 2 Option IIB Anticipated Number of CBOs to Be Audited by Dollar Value Category (Fiscal Year 2007 Funding)     Dollar Value Category of Anticipated Audit Cost Range DYCD Contracts per Number of CBOs to per CBO CBO Be Audited 2       Over $750,000 35 $4,000 to $8,000       $400,000 to $750,000 43 $3,000 to $6,000       $250,000 to $399,999 47 $2,500 to $5,000        $75,000 to $249,999 163 $2,000 to $4,000  

    For FY 2007, DYCD anticipates entering into additional contracts with existing CBOs and new CBOs not listed in Appendix C. DYCD reserves the right to require contractors to audit these additional CBOs and contracts. If adding contracts causes a CBO’s aggregate DYCD funding to move into a different dollar value category, the contractor will be reimbursed accordingly. If the total funding of a CBO remains in the initial total dollar value category, no additional reimbursement will be made.   D. Anticipated Contract Term   Service Option I: It is anticipated that the term of the contract will be July 1, 2007 to June 30, 2008, with an option to renew for up to three additional one-year terms.    Service Option II: It is anticipated that the term of each contract will be July 1, 2007 to June 30, 2008, with an option to renew for up to three additional one-year terms.   E. Anticipated Payment Structure   It is anticipated that the payment structure for Service Options I and II will be a set fee for each CBO audit report, payable on receipt of approved deliverables and invoices.     Note: Unless the contractor requests and receives written approval for an extension of time, DYCD may impose liquidated damages of $100 a day, per audit report, for each day beyond the prescribed due date that an audit report is late. See Section III(B)(4) for Service Option I schedule and Section IV(B)(5) for Service Option II schedule.                                                   2   See Appendix C for a listing of anticipated organizations with DYCD FY2007 contracts to be audited. Fiscal Audit Services RFP PIN 26007FASRFP 7   

  F. Subcontracting Requirements/Limitations   No subcontracting is allowed. The contractor will provide all required services directly.   G. General Audit Standards and Requirements   The contractor will perform the audits in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and Government Auditing Standards. These standards and other DYCD audit requirements include, but are not limited to, the following:     The General Accounting Office's Standards for Audit of Governmental Organizations, Programs, • Activities and Functions ("Yellow Book"), which are available at   http://www.gao.gov/govaud/ybk01.htm.     •   Guidelines for Financial and Compliance Audits of Federally Assisted Programs, which are available athttp://www.gao.gov/govaud/ybk01.htm.   •   Industry audit guides issued by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), which are available at.apcgroww//ia.wttp:h.   •   Circulars and supplements approved by the Federal Office of Management and Budget, which are available athp:ttww//whw.ehitesuovog.bmo/ric/culars/index.html.     •   City of New York Comptroller's Office Directive #5, as amended November 21, 2000, which is available at:http://www.comptroller.nyc.gov.   •   DYCD’s Fiscal Policies and Procedures Manual, which is available at: http://www.nyc.gov/html/dycd/html/cbo-fiscal-manual.html.   H. Minimum Qualification Requirements   The following are the Minimum Qualification Requirements of this RFP for Options I, IIA, and IIB. Proposals which fail to meet all of these requirements will be determined to be non-responsive and will not be further considered.   •   The proposer must certify that its firm has been pre-qualified by the New York City Comptroller to provide public accounting services. (See Form 1, Program Summary 3 .)   •   The proposer must certify that it has no conflict of interest with any entity to be audited or disclose any conflict(s) of interest that it may have by completing and submitting Form 2, the Conflict of Interest Statement. (See Form 2 for definitions.)                                                         3   All forms for this RFP can be found in the Attachment to this RFP. Fiscal Audit Services RFP PIN 26007FASRFP   

 

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SECTION III: SCOPE OF SERVICES FOR SERVICE OPTION I    AUDIT OF THE FISCAL AGENT       A. Agency Goals and Objectives       DYCD’s goals and objectives for services under Service Option I are:   •   federal, New York State and City directives that govern theTo ensure that the Fiscal Agent meets administration of DYCD contracts.     •   To evaluate the Fiscal Agent’s performance as it relates to fiscal accountability and conformity with the terms of its contract.     B. Agency Assumptions Regarding Contractor Approach for Service Option I   DYCD’s assumptions regarding the approach that will most likely achieve the goals and objectives set out above are:   1. Staff Qualifications/General Contractor Requirements   •   The contractor and key staff would have at least five years of successful relevant experience.   •   Staff members performing the audits would have at a minimum, a Bachelor’s degree in accounting.   •   unless the proposed replacements are submitted toThe contractor would not change key staff and approved by DYCD. All replacements would have substantially equal or better qualifications and experience.   •   The contractor would notify DYCD within 24 hours, by telephone and in writing, of any indication of fraud, conflict of interest, falsification of records and reports, misappropriation of funds or other assets, illegal acts, and/or other irregularities revealed in the course of an audit.   •   The contractor would retain the work papers for a period of six years after the completion of the audit.   •   The contractor would promptly disclose to DYCD any situation that may create or appear to create a conflict of interest and follow the direction of DYCD in resolving any such conflict.   •   The contractor would maintain an “Unqualified Opinion” in its externalPeer Review Report.   •   The contractor would maintain its pre-qualified status. (See Minimum Qualification Requirements – Section II (H).)   Fiscal Audit Services RFP PIN 26007FASRFP   

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2. Specific Audit Requirements   •   For each of the following fiscal years, the contractor would provide a separate audit of funds administered by the Fiscal Agent on DYCD’s behalf: July 1, 2001 to June 30, 2002 (FY 2002); July 1, 2002 to June 30, 2003 (FY 2003); July 1, 2003 to June 30, 2004 (FY 2004); July 1, 2004 to June 30, 2005 (FY 2005); July 1, 2005 to June 30, 2006 (FY 2006); and July 1, 2006 to June 30, 2007 (FY 2007).      •   The contractor would audit a 10 percent sample of the DYCD-funded organizations whose transactions are handled by the Fiscal Agent. Further sampling and the requirements for review are as follows:   o   For each fiscal year being audited, the contractor would use a statistical sampling methodology to randomly select 10 percent of the total dollar value of transactions to be tested.   o   For each CBO’s annual budget period, the contractor would conduct universal tests in the following areas: salaries, fringe benefits, other than personnel services (OTPS), compliance with contract requirements, purchasing, and funding. The contractor would also review findings of past audit reports. The degree of testing would support a high-assumed level of control risk. o   10 percent of the CBOs in the sample toThe contractor would conduct site visits to determine contract compliance. •   For each of the six fiscal years to be audited, the contractor would hold an entrance and an exit conference with representatives of the Fiscal Agent and DYCD at DYCD’s offices.   •   The contractor would reproduce any documentation necessary for audit working papers. Reproduction would not be the responsibility of the Fiscal Agent or the CBO. •   and signed by a principal (partner or executiveEach final audit report would be reviewed officer) of the contractor prior to submission to DYCD. •   All audit reports would be subject to the review and approval of DYCD prior to acceptance. The contractor would be required to revise any report DYCD deemed necessary, without additional cost or expense to DYCD. Approval of all audit reports would be a prerequisite to final payment. •   The contractor, upon request by DYCD, would make all audit reports and work papers available for review by DYCD or its designees. DYCD’s right to reject the audit reports would extend throughout the term of the contract and continue for one year after the receipt of the final report.

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3. Format for Audit Reports    Each fiscal year audit would consist of two reports to be submitted in the following format:   Report 1: Independent Auditor’s Report on Contracts Administered by the Fiscal  Agent   Part I: Combining Financial Statements   a.   Combining Statements of Assets and Liabilities b.   Combining Statements of Revenues and Expenditures c.   Notes to Combining Financial Statements Part II: Schedules a.   Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses by Program Areas b.   Fixed Assets c.   Consultant Fees d.   Schedule of Expenditures (Budget and Actual) for Each Program Area Part III: Compliance and Internal Control a.   Report on Compliance b.   Report on Internal Control Structure c.   Schedule of Findings and Recommendations d.   Observations e.   Responses to Audit Findings Report 2: Report to Management on Contracts Administered by the Fiscal Agent Part I: Report to Management Part II: Schedule of Compliance Findings, Recommendations and Questioned Costs   a. Current Year Results of CBO Site Visits b. Prior Year Results of CBO Site Visits (Note: Where FY 2002 is the “current year” audited, subsection b will not be required.)    Part III: Summary of Findings for Program Level of Service    4. Deliverables Schedule for Option I   •   The contractor would attend monthly or more frequent progress meetings at DYCD’s request.    •   At least   five business days prior to each exit conference, the contractor would deliver two copies of the draft audit report to DYCD and one copy to the Fiscal Agent. Fiscal Audit Services RFP PIN 26007FASRFP 11